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dumb

美音:[dʌm ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.哑的,无说话能力的,不说话的,无声音的

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dumb为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:dumbness 副词:dumbly 形容词比较级:dumber 最高级:dumbest 动词过去式:dumbed 过去分词:dumbed 现在分词:dumbing 第三人称单数:dumbs

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dense  dull  mute  silent  speechless  stupid    

dumb


/dʌm; dʌm/
adj (-er, -est)
1 unable to speak 哑的
*She's been dumb from birth. 她生来即哑.
* our dumb friends, ie animals 我们的不能言语的朋友(即动物)
* (fig 比喻) be struck dumb (ie left speechless) with horror, fear, amazement, etc 因恐怖、恐惧、惊愕等而说不出话来.
2 [usu pred 通常作表语] temporarily silent; refusing to speak 暂时沉默; 拒绝说话
*They begged him to explain, but he remained dumb. 他们请求他解释, 但他保持沉默不语.
3 (infml 口) stupid 愚蠢的
*That was a pretty dumb thing to do. 那件事干得可真蠢.
* If the police question you, act dumb, ie pretend you don't know anything. 警方要是盘问你, 就装作什么也不知道.
1. He was born dumb.
    他生来就哑。

2. A person who is deaf when he is born, is usually dumb as well.
    一个人在出生时就耳聋的话,一般他也会是个哑巴。

3. Although other people had written books about her, people agreed that her own books are the ones that best explain how it feels to be deaf, dumb and blind.
    尽管别人也写了她的传记,但大家一致认为她的自传最能体现一个又聋、又哑、又盲的人的切身感受。

4. Places that until recently were deaf and dumb are rapidly acquiring up-to-date telecommunications that will let them promote both internal and foreign investment.
    一些不久前还是信息闭塞的地方正在快速获得最新的通信技术,这将促进当地对国内外投资的吸纳。

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